“We are the Delta State Weirdo Chess Club, but [we are] more than just a chess club. We're a bunch of young individuals...weird individuals...trying to use our inability to ‘fit in’ [to] make us STAND OUT. Not just in the world of chess, but in the life we live everyday as well.”
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Going into its second active semester, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) has made some significant strides in bettering the lives of Delta State's LGBTQ+ students.
The GSA’s presence on campus has brought a feeling of comfort and safety to LGBTQ+ students: “I have never really been able to find or talk...

SADD, which stands for Students Against Destructive Decisions, is a potentially new student
organization at Delta State University. SADD is a national group that was founded by Robert
Anastas in 1981. Their mission is to help teenagers and young adults deal with issues such as
drug use, underage drinking, drunk driving,...

The Wesley is another student activity that can be found around Delta State’s campus. Students are encouraged to check it out. We caught up with some of the students who attend the Wesley regularly to see what it is all about. Here's what we found out:
Define the Wesley in your own words:
“To me, the Wesley i...

What is the BSU? The Delta Statement is here to help you find out. The short acronym stands for Baptist Student Union and is classified as a religious extracurricular activity for Delta State’s students. However, we caught up with some of the students who attend the BSU to see what they thought of it. Here are their respo...

On Oct. 6, 2016 at 3:30 p.m., student organizations and leaders hosted a forum on social injustices in America. Leading this open conversation were representatives from the African American Student Council, the Reformed University Fellowship (RUF), the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Mr. DSU Scottie Willis.
Students an...

The Reformed University Fellowship, informally known as RUF, is an on-campus ministry. It meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Baioni Conference Center in Broom Hall. Its purpose, as indicated on the organization’s website and flyers in the Union, is “to reach students for Christ and equip them to serve Him.” Pastor...

Members of the Upsilon Delta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. hosted a
“Scholarship Matters” poster contest for students at the Cleveland Career Development and
Technology Center on April 12, 2016 during Omega Week at Delta State University.
Pictured from left to right: Cor’Tez Hibbler- ...

This past week outside of the Union, many of you may have noticed an adorable yellow, Labrador retriever. The puppy was part of a fundraiser held by the Zeta Beta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
They were holding a raffle to raise money for a six year old boy from, Aiden Amason, with “stage four desmoplastic small...